کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3330083 1212430 2008 12 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Undernutrition in elderly patients with cancer: Target for diagnosis and intervention
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی هماتولوژی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Undernutrition in elderly patients with cancer: Target for diagnosis and intervention
چکیده انگلیسی

In recent years, geriatricians and oncologists have worked together to evaluate elderly patients with cancer before and during treatment, to estimate the balance between the efficacy and safety of chemotherapy and to upgrade treatment in this population according to their comorbidity and physiological status. The clinical and biological factors of this population need to be assessed in multidisciplinary comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) in order to optimize treatment without inducing major adverse effects. We reviewed the nutritional aspects of this evaluation that highlight the impact of undernutrition on poor survival. In this paper we briefly describe tumoral cachexia (molecular and physiological), the impact of undernutrition on cancer prognosis (predictive factors), therapeutic effects of cancer on nutritional status, nutritional indicators (biological, anthropometric) and undernutrition in the elderly (specific needs of this population). The potential for nutritional intervention in geriatric oncology with regard to CGA is explored.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology - Volume 67, Issue 3, September 2008, Pages 243–254
نویسندگان
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